Japanese Articles

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Japanese Articles

Learning the Japanese Articles displayed below is vital to the language. Japanese articles are words that combine with a noun to indicate the type of reference being made by the noun. Generally articles specify the grammatical definiteness of the noun. Examples are "the, a, and an". Here are some examples:

English Articles

Japanese Articles

articles

kanshi - 冠詞

the

sono - その

a

hitotsu no - 一つの

one

hitotsu no - 一つの

some

ikutsu ka no - いくつかの

few

shousuu no - 少数の

the book

sono hon - その本

the books

sono hon - その本

a book

is satsu no hon - 一冊の本

one book

is satsu no hon - 一冊の本

some books

nansatsu ka no hon - 何冊かの本

few books

suu satsu no hon - 数冊の本

Notice the structure of the Articles in Japanese.

List of Articles in Japanese

Below is a list of vocabulary where you can use the Definite and Indefinite Articles in Japanese. Try to practice but also memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Japanese vocabulary.

English Vocabulary

Japanese Vocabulary

Food

shokuhin - 食品

almonds

aamondo - アーモンド

bread

pan - パン

breakfast

choushoku - 朝食

butter

bataa - バター

candy

ame - 飴

cheese

chiizu - チーズ

chicken

toriniku - 鶏肉

cumin

kumin - クミン

dessert

dezaato - デザート

dinner

seisan - 正餐

fish

sakana - 魚

fruit

kudamono - 果物

ice cream

aisukuriimu - アイスクリーム

lamb

ko hitsuji no niku - 子羊の肉

lemon

remon - レモン

lunch

chuushoku - 昼食

meal

shokuji - 食事

meat

niku - 肉

oven

oubun - オーブン

pepper

koshoo - コショウ

plants

shokubutsu - 植物

pork

butaniku - 豚肉

salad

sarada - サラダ

salt

shio - 塩

sandwich

sandoicchi - サンドイッチ

sausage

souseiji - ソーセージ

soup

suupu - スープ

sugar

satou - 砂糖

supper

yuushoku - 夕食

turkey

shichimenchou - 七面鳥

apple

ringo - リンゴ

banana

banana - バナナ

oranges

orenji - オレンジ

peaches

momo - 桃

peanut

piinattsu - ピーナッツ

pears

nashi - 梨

pineapple

painappuru - パイナップル

grapes

budou - 葡萄

strawberries

ichigo - 苺

vegetables

yasai - 野菜

carrot

ninjin - ニンジン

corn

toumorokoshi - トウモロコシ

cucumber

kyuuri - キュウリ

garlic

ninniku - ニンニク

lettuce

retasu - レタス

olives

oriibu - オリーブ

onions

tamanegi - 玉葱

peppers

koshou - 胡椒

potatoes

jagaimo - ジャガイモ

pumpkin

kabocha - カボチャ

beans

mame - 豆

tomatoes

tomato - トマト

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